Semi-convertible car.



PATENTED DEC. 12; 1905.

W. H. HEULINGS, JR.- SEMI-CONVERTIBLE GAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 27 1903 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. HEULINGS, JR, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVNIA, AS- SIGNOR TOJOHN A. BRILL, OF PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA.

SEMI-CONVERTIBLE cAFi.

To a whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. HEULINGS,

'J r. ,a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city andcounty of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new anduseful Semi-Convertible Car, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to simplify the constructions of thisclass and to provide a car in which the windows may be made of maximumlength and in which the windowpockets extend adjacent to the lower edgeof the side sills of the car and immediately inside the same, that whenthe car is in its open condition, which is suitable for summer use, thesashes will be completely concealed in the window-pockets in the side ofthe car. This object I accomplish by means of the constructionhereinafter set forth and shown in the drawings, forming a part of thisspecification, in which Figure 1 is a sectional view of a portion of thecar, showing the sashes in the position they occupy when the car isclosed. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the sashes in a position whichthey occupy when the car is open. Figs. 3, 1, and 5 show details ofconstruction.

Throughout the various views similar references designate similar parts.

- The car-body 1 is provided with the frame 2, which comprises sills 3,crossings 4:, braces 5 and 6, and floor-supporting strips 7. The sillsare provided with channel-irons 8 on their outer edges, and thehorizontal webs 9 and 10 of said channel-iron 8 extend outwardly. AWooden filling 11 is fixed to the inner surface of the channel-iron 8,and to the inner surface of the wooden filling 11 are secured chairs 12,which are preferably castings, although they may be made in any suitableway.

The stanchions 13 are secured to the sills 3 and rest on the chairs 12in any suitable manner, and these stanchions support the roof of the carand also form guides and supports for the separate sashes 1a and 15,which are made and secured in the usual way. The stanchions 13 areconnected on their inner edges by the boards 16 and 17 and footboard 18,and on their outer edges they are connected by the window-sills 19, andthese are connected by the usual outer skin 20, which is also fixed to astrip of wood 20, which is nailed to the filling 11. The window-sill 19and board 16 are connected by the usual sill-pieces 21, whichSpecification of Letters Patent. Application filed May 27,1903. SerialNo. 158,924.

Patented Dec. 12, 1905..

I areremovable, so that the sashes 14: and 15,

which slide in grooves 13 in the stanchions or posts 13, may eitherenter or be removed from the grooves 13 and 13, respectively, when thewindows are opened or closed.

The chairs 2 comprise two parallel plates 23 and 24, which are united bya slotted web 25 and horizontal webs 26. The web 25 is grooved at 27 and28, and the plate 24: is provided with horizontal andinwardly-projecting webs 29 and 30, which are supported byverticallydisposed webs 31 and 32, which unite with the horizontal web33 to form a pocket for the crossing 4.

The chairs 12 are secured to the wooden filling3 at points immediatelyopposite the stanchions 13, so that the grooves 27 and 28 form acontinuation ofthe sash-guiding grooves 13 in said stanchions, andsuitable erossings f and braces 6 are secured to said chairs, so as tobrace the floor-frame and tie the sills together. The floor-supports 7,which extend parallel to the side sills 3, rest with their ends on thewebs 29 and 30.

From the above it is obvious that sash-pockets are formed in the sidewalls of the car and between the stanchions which extend within the sidesills and adjacent to the lower edges, so that the car-windows may bemade of maximum length,and when the car is in its open condition thesesashes will be entirely inclosed and protected in the sash-pockets.

While 1 have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, it isobvious that many others may be made by the substitution of equivalentsor by changing the form and proportion of parts without departing fromthe spiritand scope of my invention and without sacrificing any of theadvantages thereof. I therefore wish it to be understood thatI do notconsider my invention as limited to the precise structure as setforth,-but regard all structures as equivalent which come within thescope of the following claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a car orsimilar vehicle, a sill comprising a channel-iron with horizontal andoutwardly-disposed webs, and a wooden reinforcing secured to the inneredge thereof.

2. In a car or similar vehicle, aframe, provided with a sill comprisinga channel-iron, a wooden filling secured to said channel-iron, and achair fixed to said filling.

3. In a car or similar vehicle, a frame provided with a sill comprisinga channel-iron, with a wooden filling, and chairs secured to said woodenfilling, and stanchions extending from said sill at points adjacent tosaid chairs.

4. In a car or similar vehicle, a sill, comprising a channel-iron with awooden filling, a chair secured to said filling, tie -.pieces and bracessecured to said chair.

5. In a car or similar vehicle, a sill comprising a channel-iron with awooden filling fixed thereto, a chair fixed to said filling, and atiepiece and braces fixed to said chair, and floorsupports secured tosaid braces.

6. In a car or similar vehicle, a car-body comprising a frame with sidesills, and the window or sash pockets extending below the upper surfaceof said sill, and within the same.

7. As an article of manufacture, a chair for the frames of streetcars,comprising two plates united by a grooved web, and horizontal andvertical webs extending from one of said plates.

8. In a car or similar vehicle. a sill comprising an outer angle-iron,and an inner wooden reinforce, and chairs secured to said reinforce.

9. In a convertible car or similar vehicle, sills comprising an outerangle-iron, and an inner wooden reinforce, chairs, and a flooringsupported on said chairs.

10. In a car or similar vehicle, asill comprising an outer angle-ironandan inner reinforce, chairs, and stanchions secured to said chairs.

11. In a car or similar vehicle, a sill comprising an outer angle-ironand an inner wooden reinforce, chairs with pockets inside the same, andposts or stanchions extending into said pockets.

Signed in the city and county of Philadelphia, and State ofPennsylvania, this 19th day of May, 1903.

WM. H. HEULINGSI,IJR.

Witnesses:

W. L. BULMER, WM. J. FERDINAND.

